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Japanese Scarlet Rowan
Sorbus commixta Olympic FlameOut of stock
Our new stock is growing! New stock will be available 1st September 2025.About this product
Sorbus commixta Olympic Flame, also known as Japanese Scarlet Rowan or ‘dodong’, originates from Japan.
Its glossy green foliage is vibrant throughout the growing season and this turns to orange and red in the autumn.
By late summer, dark orange berries are produced from clusters of white spring flowers. The plant's young trunk is punctuated by lenticels.
Sorbus commixta Olympic Flame thrives on most free-draining soils, but like all rowan types, it does not tolerate excessive reflective heat and light from hard areas surrounding it.
Selected from seed by a Swedish botanist in 1976, this rowan looks so exotic that it is now firmly established as a favourite Europe-wide.
Mature height: 3-7m
Specifications
- Common names
- Japanese Scarlet Rowan
- Height of tree
- 3-7m
- Soil type
- Well drained, Will tolerate most soil types
- Shape
- Oval
- Blossom Colour
- White
- Foliage Colour
- Green
- Information Flags
- Good for bees
- Looks good in
- Autumn
- Location
- Garden
- Genus
- Sorbus
- Autumn Colour
- Yes